Alina Dyatlova's video: Mi kmaq Lobster Dispute: Sipekne katik Takes Nova Scotia to Supreme Court

This video is an update to the Mi’kmaq State of Emergency video posted September 2020 where I discussed the State of Emergency, announced by Mi’kmaq Chiefs, in response to the extreme violence and racism faced by the Sipekne’katik First Nation over the moderate livelihood lobster fishery. On February 1, 2020 the Sipekne’katik First Nation filed a court action against the Attorney General of Nova Scotia to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. They are seeking to overturn provincial regulations that largely prevents them from selling catch from its moderate livelihood fishery. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING - LET'S CONNECT: Instagram - @bigkatdaddy Twitter - @alinabalinaa THE JUSTICE CARD PLAYLIST:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa-oMP3ATLx14PKWlyKS7i_qunGQrZ00t Disclaimer: As a white, able-bodied CIS woman, I acknowledge my privilege and I am using it to spread awareness about the on-going societal and institutionalized violence towards racialized groups, with a direct focus on Indigenous Peoples. I am actively working on challenging my internalized racism and biases by rejecting the narrative that was taught and absorbed by me as a result of white-washed education and prominent stereotypes in our media, social life, etc. This video is published in solidarity with the on-going activism of Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island, specifically the work that they have been doing towards dismantling systems of oppression (de-colonization of institutions). I have created The Justice Card so we can learn more about historic and ongoing impacts of colonization and how those colonial notions survive and thrive within our most “sacred” institutions. I also discuss various Canadian news stories and current events (think, social justice) that you may have missed because they weren’t striking enough to circulate via social media. Let’s challenge our white privilege and work through our white fragility together so we can effectively show up and do the work that is required of us. Systemic violence is rooted in white supremacy and has been flowing through our institutions for centuries, always wearing a new mask - a new face to fit the social climate of “today”. The work ahead of us is not easy, and will be difficult, awkward at times. As white folk, we benefit from these systems whether we realize it or not, and it is our job to dismantle it - piece by piece; we must acknowledge that the actions and inactions of our ancestors further solidified racial biases, discrimination and oppression. Resources, accounts to follow and more: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GrdqBKsBv-qYQJkTQDl84ydnCX4HgY6w88bDEmOnK9s/edit?usp=sharing